Biak Regency Government Distributes 25 Thousand Chicken Eggs To Eat With Students Today

Students eat chicken eggs together prepared by the Biak Numfor Regency Government, Papua on Monday 1 August. (ANTARA/Muhsidine)

JAKARTA - An interesting moment occurred in a series of activities to commemorate the 77th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia in Biak, which began Monday, August 1.

The Biak Numfor Regency Government (Pemkab) distributed 25 thousand chicken eggs to school students from various levels of education to eat together on this day.

The Regent of Biak Numfor, Herry Ario Naap, said that this activity was part of welcoming the 17 August celebrations. According to him, by eating chicken eggs, children are expected to be healthy and smart.

"The habit of consuming chicken eggs must become a child's need because it contains nutrients for child growth and development," said Herry Naap at the opening of the activity at his office, Biak Numfor, Papua, Monday, August 1.

He said the provision of 25,000 chicken eggs by the Biak Numfor Regency Government was another effort to empower the economy for chicken farmers. All the eggs, he said, came from local farmers.

"The purchase of thousands of chicken eggs supports the government's program to empower local Papuan farmers," he said, according to Antara.

Herry Naap hopes that the series of activities to commemorate the 77th Indonesian Independence Day in Biak Numfor will be successful. He asked the community to be involved in all these activities starting from August 1-18, 2022.

"All elements of the Biak Numfor Regency community together with the local government celebrate the 77th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia with various social activities," he said.

Meanwhile, 25 thousand chicken eggs were distributed by Regent Herry Ario Naap to students in the youth field of the Biak Numfor Regency Government. Participating in the activity, Chairman of the TP PKK Ruth Naomi Rumkabu.